Shirt envelope



July 19, 1932 L. SLUMENSTOCK SHIRT ENVELOPE Filed June 5, 1931 BY m ATTORNEY INVENTOR w July 319, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT owner:

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My invention relates to improvements in shirt envelopes, and more particularly, has reference to and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in its application to an article of the class described providing a pocket sheath or partial closure within which a a laundered shirt may be conveniently slid,

retained in shape, and also hung up,'if desired, as well as being adapted for convenient packing and delivery, .the shirt for the most part being covered and protected against soilingwhile handling.

Referring to said drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates in perspective, with the lower part cut away, a suitable form of card envelope containing a shirt, and embodying anapplica- 'tion of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the envelope shown in Fig. 1 with the shirt removed. Fig. 3 is a modification of the form shown in Fig. 1 showing the shirt in position, ancil Fig. 4, a similar view with the shirt omitte 7 The entire envelope is preferably made of light weight card suitably glued together at their adjacent edges, preferably at the back and by a strip of paper, such as 9. A flap 10 is adapted to enter beneath the collar band of the shirt for supporting the shirt upright in the envelope, and the holes 11,

11 serve conveniently for hanging the shirt contained envelopes preliminary topacking or delivery of the same.

At the] front ofv the envelope," it will be observed that it is,cut away with a sweep,

- as indicated at 12, terminating in a restricted lower portion 13 at the center adapted to receive the top button of the shirt, the distance of the cut-away portion of the flap 13 below the flap .10 being about equal to the distance of the top button of the shirt from the back button hole of the shirt band when the shirt is laundered,' so that the shirt is supported within the container at either or both of these h I 1 points when suspended by the Referring now more particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be observed .that instead of cutting the top front of the envelope in a curved sweep, as indicated at 12 in Figs. 1 and 2, it is brought forwardly more at an angle and higher, and is preferably provided with upwardly projecting corner portions 14, 14:, which engage snugly beneath the top of the collar of the shirt giving it support and shape independently of any support provided by the fiap 10 or restricted portion 13.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 5. and 6, it will be observed that the front of the envelope is provided with flaps 15, 16, hinged at 15', 16', by gembossments or corrugation's, allowing the flaps 15, 16, to flex freely thereby accommodating themselves to collars ofdilferent types. The lower flap 17 is also hinged at 18 and cut away at19, 20, and is provided with a central button hole 21, and corrugations at 22, 23, to allow the lateral type of collar upon the shirt.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the lower flaps 24, 25, are cut clear of the envelope at 26, 27, respectively, but are hinged at the base, as-indicated at 28, and the same is, preferably Vd, as indicated at 29, to

" render the .same adaptable for varying types of shirt collars.

While the fore 'oing illustrates various types of shirt enve opes providing means for supporting the shirt within the envelope, and means independently thereof for suspending the envelope with the shirt therein, it be readily understood that various modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed. 7

I claim:

1. A shirt envelope having a front portion provided with an opening adapted to clear the collar of the shirt, means adjacent the bottom of said opening for engaging the top button of the shirt for preventing relative margins to adapt themselves readily to the movement of said shirt and said envelope in any direction, and means in combination with that part of the front adjacent said opening forsupporting the collar in a plane at 5 an angle to the plane of said front portion. 2. A shirt envelope having a front portion provided with an opening adapted to clear the collar of the shut, means adjacent the bottom'of said opening for engaging the top button of the shirt for preventlng relative movement of. said shirt and'said envelope in any direction, and flaps hin ed to said front ortion at opposite sides of'said' opening a apted to engage beneath the sides of 1 the collar for supporting the same in a plane at an angle to the plane of said front portion. In testimoniwhereof I affix my signature.

- OUIS BLUMENSTQCK. 

